My decision to fight Cao Cao is final
If anyone dares mention surrender,
he will end up like this table
Zhou Yu!
Cheng Pu!
Lu Su!
Ay!
I hereby appoint
Zhou Yu as the Viceroy in Chief,
Cheng Pu the Lieutenant Viceroy,
and Lu Su as the Consulting Commander
We will form an alliance with Liu Bei,
to stop Cao Cao's invasion
Understood!
It seems that war is inevitable
We cannot stop Cao Cao's invasion
But maybe this one will prevent future wars
Just as long as there are no more wars
Isn't this one just like yours?
You sure know how to replicate my handwriting
Do you know why I wrote so many 'Ping Ans'?
Ping An' means peace!
So... why so many peaces?
'Ping An' is
a name...
Come,
what do you hear?
Listen carefully
I have heard rumours
that all the families are leaving Red Cliff
When...
When will I leave?
I won't let you leave
I want you to remain by my side
One more time! Hurry!
General Zhao
Chief Strategist, you are back!
This is Wu's Viceroy in Chief, Zhou Yu
Guan! Guan! The ospreys cried
from the sandy river side
Lovely maiden, modest and fair,
makes a fine match for the gentleman
We have no food, what good is reading a book?
When you grow up, you will find out
that reading now will give you food later
Well, let us read one more time
Great Calligraphy!
Damn!
What do you think you are doing!
I have always admired General Zhang's famous roar
To defeat Cao Cao, we need men with your temper
This way please, Viceroy
My Lord, they are here
Your journey has been hard
This is Viceroy Zhou Yu,
Lieutenant Viceroy Cheng Pu,
Consulting Commander Lu Su,
and Veteran General Huang Gai
Greetings, Lord Mayor Liu
Gentlemen,
the Duke has helped all of us by sending these troops
I am sincerely thankful
An alliance is a friendship
Friends, need not be so formal
Dare I ask, Your Honor,
how many soldiers do you have under your command?
Thirty-thousand
Thirty-thousand...
thirty-thousand men, are too few
Our men are too few?
Your army was defeated by just one blow!
What battles have you won?
Speak up. I only worry we might laugh ourselves to death
So what?
What's worse than a defeated army?
What is wrong with defeat?
Better to be a loser than a coward
What are you saying?
I dare you
Brother, stop
Brother!
We are not building an alliance
We are making enemies
Viceroy Zhou, what is your opinion?
At this time of crisis,
you can still weave straw sandals?
This has been a habit of mine for years
We have walked a long way wearing these shoes
Whenever our shoes are worn out,
Big Brother weaves new ones with his own hands
Exactly
It really is strong
I am surprised that such weak strands of grass,
can become so strong after you weaved them together
You have a noble Lord, and brave generals
Generals Guan, Zhang and Zhao
are all invincible warriors on the battlefield
An army high in spirits can fight an enemy ten times its size
We sons of Wu, must protect our homeland
We will also do our best
I have only one dream
A dream for all;
that is for all of us to unite!
United, no one can pull us apart!
I'm here!
Why are you here?
To go to war!
War?
War is no joking matter!
You think that I'm here to joke around?
A woman should share the responsibility
for the rise and fall of the Kingdom
So should a horse!
Don't go! Come back!
Don't be like my brother!
Talk to me!
She is...?
Our Princess, Sun Shang Xiang
Princess, have you ever been to war?
There is a first time for everything!
After I fought my first war,
I never wished for a second
I think, if she encounters any Cao troops,
her hands will tremble with fear, as if she were waving
Princess,
I see you better off at home, making your flower weavings
She seem a very ambitious young lady
She is a tomboy. She likes fighting
Her maids are all fully armed
Who would dare marry her?
What are you doing?
What did you say to my horse!
I told him that his rider
is a scoundrel!
Get up!
Don't pull so hard!
Hey!
Turn towards me
Prime Minister!
Prime Minister,
a messenger from Wu has arrived!
Bring him forth! Yes sir!
This way please
Did Sun Quan receive my letter?
He did
What is his reply?
This page is blank. What is the meaning of this?
They intend to fight,
so they did not bother to write a reply
Have him, beheaded!
Prime Minister,
Liu Bei must have already formed an alliance with Wu,
brazenly opposing the empire
Who will command their alliance?
Prime Minister, I guess it will be Zhou Yu
Zhou Yu is known not for his military abilities, but his musical talent
How can such a man lead an army?
Prime Minister, for years,
Zhou Yu has remained our toughest opponent
Indeed, he is a skilled musician,
but he is an even better naval commander
We have suffered considerable losses against him
Please do not underestimate him
You sure do
give him a lot of credit!
Prime Minister,
there is one other man we cannot underestimate!
Who is it? That is
Zhu-ge Liang
To the first hero who sacrificed his life for Wu
In the battle of Guandu,
Cao Cao cut off the noses of a thousand prisoners of war
He boxed and returned those noses,
instantly crushing his opponent's morale
Today,
he beheaded a man of Wu
to crush our morale!
But, we men of Wu are not cowards,
and we are not afraid
I have been waiting for this day!
I'm here!
What a commotion!
I won't miss tomorrow's battle
Zilong,
have there been any problems with the allied training?
The two armies have different codes of conduct,
so at the start, there were a few minor conflicts
But, rest assured, I am training them well
Zhou Yu likes naval battles?
Generals Cai Mao and Zhang Yun,
I know you cannot wait any longer!
Very well,
you two are to command our navy to set sail down south
Cai Mao leads a strong navy
The water current and wind are all to their advantage
So, we can launch our naval invasion
Prime Minister, when shall we set out?
Tomorrow, before dawn
He cannot wait. He will launch the attack tonight
No,
make it tonight!
Would he take action so hastily?
There is only one word to describe his military tactics. Speed!
In the battle of Xinye, Cao Cao's elite cavalries
rushed one hundred and fifty miles in just three days
We had no chance to prepare
He places surrendered troops on the frontline,
while his own trusted army remains in the back
Cao Hong, Zhang Liao
You are to lead the naval forces on the second front
Xia-hou Jun and Wei Ben,
you are to lead the cavalry west
to provide cover for the navy!
If the navy is so powerful,
why would they need us for cover?
Where will their main target be?
Right here!
That is the reason why you camped in Red Cliff
You have foreseen this
Yet someone said that my formations are outdated
I have an even more outdated one
Bagua formation
It is indeed outdated
But when used appropriately, it will be very effective
What are you all talking about?
How can this Bagua formation be used on water?
Once you drop, it sinks!
If they think I will use the navy,
then Zhou Yu and Zhu-ge Liang really are stupid
General Cai, your navy is only a diversion
Understood!
Xia-hou Jun and Wei Ben,
take two thousand cavalries by land
and catch them off-guard
The majority of the Cao force is land infantry
Would Cao Cao attack by water?
What are you thinking of?
Cao Cao never speaks of his true intentions,
even to his own followers
Truth and illusion are often disguised as each other
Cao Cao likes to play this game,
both with friends and with foes
What are you doing? Putting that land tortoise in water?
Halt!
Reporting!
No signs of the Wu army, within eight miles of the rear hill!
Nor any trace of civilians!
All have fled, except for a tortoise in its shell!
Charge!
There may be an ambush
Am I afraid of a few young girls?
Shoot!
The enemy has entered the trap
This Bagua formation is not at all outdated!
Form up!
It's a trap!
I predicted this ambush
Damn! Now the advantage is theirs
Kill them
Get back in formation!
Break through the shields and attack the enemy!
Charge!
Signal the cavalry! Break through their encirclement!
I will kill Zhou Yu for this!
Turn!
Charge!
Attack! Kill them!
Get back in formation!
Hang in there!
Viceroy!
Come on!
Attack!
Great! This is great!
Get out!
Reporting!
Your Honor,
Cao Cao's fleet is sailing towards Red Cliff
Prime Minister, our army was defeated!
Our cavalries have never lost a battle
It is only a slight setback. No need to panic
They managed to outfox this old fox
Look,
even though we came a long way on water,
not one allied ship was there to counterattack
Instead, they ambushed our ground forces
They were ready for us
The war against these rebels
shall not be underestimated
Prime Minister,
since they do not have an adequate naval defense,
Iet's send out our navy to destroy the allies!
I would rather spend more time
preparing my troops for the naval battle
Sooner or later, we will get across the river
I am still waiting to carve my poetry onto that cliff
Right there! Make camp,
right across from Red Cliff
Victory! Victory!
So many ships
If we used them as firewood,
it would take a hundred years to burn them all!
How can we beat them?
Cao Cao claimed to have an army of eight hundred thousand
It looks like he really does
So what if he has eight hundred thousand troops?
With only one tortoise, we stalled his army
Exactly!
The delay has taken away their momentum
What do you think?
Rather than attacking directly with his navy,
Cao Cao tried a rear sneak attack with his cavalry
He made a mistake
Now, he will change his tactics
and begin using his navy
Cao Cao used only two thousand troops, to discover our strengths
But we know nothing of our enemy
We can only wait for their next attack
How is your arrow wound?
Fine. It's only a slight wound
I owe you this one
Take it easy
Victory! Victory!
They are cheering for victory too early
With such a good morale, what is there to fear?
We need good spirits to win this war
Your Honor!
This medicine will cure the wound very quickly
Please bear with the pain
Let me do this
Let me do something for a wounded soldier
How does my bandage look?
You wrapped me up like a rice dumpling
It seems that Cao Cao isn't as fierce as he seems
He is indeed fierce
He is a seasoned military commander
He will do anything within his power to gain victory
He knows how to command an army,
but he has no friends
Cao Cao is unlike you
This toast
is for Viceroy Zhou!
To Viceroy Zhou!
Me too! For Viceroy Zhou!
I hope he can recover soon
Toast!
We joined forces under pressure
but were successful beyond our wildest dreams
Our brilliant victory shocked Cao Cao!
Duke,
I have a difficult favor to ask for you
One hundred thousand refugees
followed us from Xinye City
I have no land on which to settle them
After defeating Cao Cao,
I would like you to let me use Jingzhou to settle the people
Jingzhou is the heartland of the Yangtze
and a most valuable strategic location
How could you?
Only a righteous leader
owns his land
Indeed,
a righteous leader
may only need a small piece of land
The Kingdom is vast,
vast enough to shelter all refugees
But I am only afraid that
once soldiers settle in, they will never leave
Those in arms are all our own men
If a Lord is righteous, then all the Kingdom's men are his to lead
Come,
Iet's drink up!
Toast!
The princess is a true heroine!
Lord Liu,
my younger sister,
has always admired great gentlemen
But since she is so fierce,
I have always worried about her marriage,
as it is difficult to seek a suitable gentleman for her
Brother,
what are you talking about?
If the Liu and Sun families become relatives,
Then it wouldn't matter how we divided the land and men, would it?
The war has just begun
I...
have never thought of re-marrying,
but...
Brother,
you must be drunk
What do you take me for?
I have found you a fine match
What's wrong with that?
Fine
Then, I will have
a hundred of my armed maids
guarding my door,
and I dare you to step in...
and...
Oh, no
Big Brother!
How rude!
Brother!
You have never learned to respect me!
That's strange. What did I do wrong?
Big Brother's acupuncture points are locked
Brother! Wake up!
Whatever you do, don't kill my pigeons
Their acupuncture points are different from those of men
I hope I didn't hurt your Lord
He wouldn't blame you, even if you hurt him
Was I outrageously rude?
I think you are unique
It is the unique ones who are the most misunderstood
I hate those arranged marriages
Women are pushed around
Iike chess pieces
You are feeding them too much
They won't be able to fly anymore
If only I was like them
You want to... fly?
I have been living in the palace all my life
It is such a bore
Your talents exceed those of others,
yet you hide them
Only you can see them
I used to go hunting with my brother across the shore
Back then, the field was full of people dancing and praying
Now, it has all become dark and mysterious
Everything has changed now that Cao Cao has come
Before they come here,
I will go over there
to take a peek
and stir up some trouble
Take care. The weather has turned cold
I have served the Prime Minister
for three days already
Yet, Your Highness still does not know my name
My name is... Can you serve tea?
I can Do so
Prime Minister,
we can start the therapy today
Doctor, what's the matter?
Tea, Your Highness
Incorrect,
try again
Tea, Your Highness
That's the way
Xiao Qiao,
I have always admired the way you serve tea
He started this war
all because of a woman?
What are you doing?
I just gave them a bath
and am drying them off
What if they catch a cold?
How is your wound?
It's fine
I heard last night was quite entertaining
Last night's celebration made me realize
that we may becomes enemies tomorrow
When that day comes,
you and l
will each serve our own sides
I cannot stand the thought
of a stand-off with you
I hope it never will happen
You are a brilliant commander
Fortunately, you are not on Cao Cao's side
Otherwise, you will be a big trouble
You've been looking across the shore for two days now
What do you see?
I must remain calm
How about you?
I also need to remain calm
Cao Cao has no experience in naval affairs
T o cross the river,
he must rely on Cai Mao and Zhang Yun
They are both Southerners
They know all the rocks and currents in the river
If we can eliminate them,
half of the Cao navy will be paralysed
That... would be rather difficult
Cao Cao is always very wary of assassins,
just as his followers are wary of his deadly temper
They have interesting fleet formations
Every formation has its weakness
It's only up to us to find it
That shouldn't be too difficult
Great!
I never imagined that our soldiers are also great athletes!
This is what I call interesting!
Over all these years we've been on the battlefields,
we were never once defeated
But like a game of Cuju,
it cannot be exciting when one side always wins!
For the battle of Red Cliff,
we are ready
I want to see how those rebels react
once we throw out the ball!
Shaking the earth, waves hand in hand flow
No earthly wine can rival the moon's glow
A smile knows what no words can know
A passing glance and all is white snow
Let the mind, not the hands, defend and fight
Walls of iron cannot stop our might
This life, not in vain, not in spite
From every crucible, a phoenix takes flight
Wipe not our tears. Let them dry on the air
This war is one our hearts declare
Victory won with beauty and flair
Rise together! Even a loss we can bear
No fear of this long night we share
Let the cries of war be our song
No comrade-in-arms shall our memories wrong
White waves of the Yangtze so long
Seething, as before, in our hearts so strong
Why not let the cries of war be our song?
Waves that crack the cliffs shall not be wrong
Brief voices speak out, from the heart they flow
No earthly wine can rival the moon's glow
A smile knows what no words can know
A passing glance and all is white snow
Let the mind, not the hands, defend and fight
Walls of iron cannot stop our might
This life, not in vain, not in spite
From every crucible, a phoenix takes flight
Minds in battle will clash and collide
in this war that our hearts decide
Let war bring peace to the world so wide
Rise up together and battle with pride!
Let no man fear the long night outside
Let the cries of war be our song
No comrade-in-arms shall our memories wrong
White waves of the Yangtze so long
Seething, as before, in our hearts so strong
Why not let the cries of war be our song?
Waves that crack the cliffs shall not be wrong
A moment so fast, where did it fly?
A wine so sweet, let me drink it dry
A wound meant for my ally
is a medal I hold high
Every joy, every sigh
our laugh does belie
The moon lights the sky
Let us drink our glasses dry